CHRISTOPHER PRATT

"New Work"

April 25 - May 23, 2015

OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015

On Saturday, April 25th, Mira Godard Gallery is pleased to open an exhibition of new work by

CHRISTOPHER PRATT.

CHRISTOPHER PRATT was born in 1935 in St. John's, Newfoundland. He attended the Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, from 1957-1959, and in 1961 he received a B.A. in Fine Art from Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick.

Throughout his career, Pratt has received many awards and honours. In 1965, Pratt became an Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (ARCA) and a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art. In 1969, he was a member of the Canada Council Visual Arts Jury. In 1973, Pratt was named an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 1983 he became a Companion of the Order. In 1980, Pratt designed the Provincial Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.

CHRISTOPHER PRATT was the subject of a major touring retrospective organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1985, a touring print retrospective and catalogue raisonné, “The Prints of Christopher Pratt: 1958 - 1991” in 1992 and a major travelling exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Canada in 2005.

Pratt's work can be found in numerous international private, corporate and public collections including Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Art Gallery of Ontario; Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick; McMichael Canadian Art Collection; Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal; Museum London, Ontario; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland; Vancouver Art Gallery; Bank of Montreal; London Life; RBC Financial Group; Shaw Communications; Tory, Tory and UBS Securities, Canada.

“Christopher Pratt: The Places I Go”, an exhibition celebrating Pratt’s work from the last decade, will open at The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland in May, 2015.

CHRISTOPHER PRATT lives and works in Mount Carmel, Newfoundland and has been represented

by Mira Godard Gallery for 45 years.

To arrange an interview with the artist, or for more information, please contact the gallery at (416)-964-8197, via email: godard@godardgallery.com, or visit: www.godardgallery.com.